Ride Free did a 10-day Divest > Invest Challenge in 2017!

Divestment is a big task, so I’m breaking it down daily into things you can do to transform your interactions with money.

Divestment is about strategically moving resources away from things that you find harmful. Investment is about allocating resources with a gain in mind. This challenge is going to help you do both.

Tune in for daily short live videos or podcasts sharing resources and ways you can invest in yourself, your communities, and your world while participating in divestment. The events will beon fb andmy blog, check out the lineup is below. You can get started witha free course on bank divesting, and I’m encouraging folks totake at least three actions over the next 10 days.

Saturday Dec 2 – Working for yourself? Approaches to radical small business! If you work for yourself, you pay extra taxes…or do you? Is a small business a hack? Let’s learn.

CHALLENGE RULES

How do I participate?

Anytime between 11/24 – 12/3, do any three or more Divest > Invest actions outlined below. Then, share them on social media (FB, Twitter, Pinterest, your blog) with #hackingcapitalism. Email or DM me links or screenshots to claim your prize!

What can I win?

Along with the awesomeness of doing something positive for yourself and others with your resources, you can also win:

Have a conversation you’ve been meaning to have about money, and share one observation on the outcome. This could be with your partner, roommate, boss, a client… Up to you!

Real talk: Since we’re all in late-stage globalized capitalism, there is no “gold star”. You probably can find something unethical (to someone) about any given dollar, if you trace it back far enough. We’re not doing this work to be “perfect” – there is no perfect. We’re doing this work to gain awareness, make mindful choices, and practice doing what IS possible in our individual power.

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